Eric Lanke
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
This past week brought the Polar Vortex to the Midwest and with it record-breaking temperatures well below zero. In my neck of the woods it was immediately preceded by a massive snowstorm, which dumped up to a foot of snow during what we would normally consider our morning and late afternoon commutes. It was a kind of one-two punch, and it caused me to first rethink and then abandon my association's "office closing" policy.
Membersuite
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Members bring their online expectations as a consumer to their membership experience, but is your portal up to par? Checkout these member portal must haves to help your organization meet and exceed those expectations.
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WBT Systems
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
How Emerging Learning Trends Can Ignite a Spark in Your Audience. Read more about How Emerging Learning Trends Can Ignite a Spark in Your Audience.
Association Success
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
The guide book to lead you into the next era of the association industry is ready! Editor’s note: Every month, we interview a different author who has valuable insights that are relevant to professionals within the association industry. From widely varying perspectives and specializations, we hope to provide our dedicated audience with quality reading to continue fostering growth and inspiration!
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Associations Now
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
As it hits a key anniversary, it’s safe to say that Facebook, as a social network and company, is well into its terrible teen years. But it’s worth remembering the reasons why the network hooked us in the first place—because they’re the very things that associations want to do well. Fifteen years ago this week, a group of Harvard students was getting its first taste of a social network that reflected an early salvo in the way that people communicate with their friends online.
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Associations Now
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
The American Medical Association and the Emergency Nurses Association have an array of new resources available that target the opioid crisis. The AMA Alliance has a new video series, while ENA, which took part in the series, is offering a toolkit to members. Medical groups are beefing up their awareness efforts in helping to fight the opioid crisis—and aiming them straight at the community level.
Smooth The Path
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
If you receive updates of my blog posts through email, you might have noticed that recent posts are not showing, or there are extra spaces between paragraphs or the photos are HUGE! I’m sorry about this, and I appreciate your patience while I try to fix the bugs I’m not sure if the problem is a massive WordPress editor update or if I caused this while I was fiddling with the RSS feed trying to make the emails easier to read.
Associations Now
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Increasing membership numbers should always be a priority—and these three membership growth strategies can deliver on that goal. Also: building an online community that encourages engagement. No matter the size, mission, or goals of an association, increasing membership is often top of mind. Audra Hopkins from the WebScribble blog recommends these three growth strategies to boost membership numbers today: Get your members talking.
Expo Logic
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
We may already be a month into 2019 but the new year’s resolutions you made are still just as important as they were on January 1 st. Outside of the personal resolutions you made for the new year, event professionals should also be thinking about the changes and improvements that can be made to enhance events in 2019. To help you get off on the right foot, here are 6 new year’s resolutions we’ve come up with for you to apply to your events.
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Events hold the power to create lasting impressions and meaningful connections. They are not only occasions for celebration but also valuable marketing opportunities. Event marketing has become an essential component of successful business strategies, enabling organizations to engage with their target audience and create memorable experiences. However, behind every successful event lies a well-thought-out marketing strategy.
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Associations Now
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Bipartisan support to repeal a 21 percent tax on fringe benefits, include free parking and mass-transit assistance, is growing. Meanwhile, a new report commissioned by Independent Sector reveals the impact of the tax on nonprofits. ASAE and other members of the UBIT Coalition continue to meet with congressional offices to seek repeal of a 21 percent tax on so-called fringe benefits—such as free parking or mass-transit assistance—that nonprofits provide to employees.
Expo Logic
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
We may already be a month into 2019 but the new year’s resolutions you made are still just as important as they were on January 1 st. Outside of the personal resolutions you made for the new year, event professionals should also be thinking about the changes and improvements that can be made to enhance events in 2019. To help you get off on the right foot, here are 6 new year’s resolutions we’ve come up with for you to apply to your events.
Associations Now
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
A report from the software company Doodle suggests that hundreds of billions of dollars are wasted on ineffective workplace meetings each year. But a few tweaks could help matters. Are all those boring, disorganized office meetings costing your association a whole lot of money? A recent study says yes—and in a big way. The State of Meetings Report 2019 —from Doodle, a company that offers online meeting-scheduling software—argues that pointless meetings will cost businesses worldwide an estimated
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